Language Arts: R-Controlled Vowels
Reading and spelling words with ar, er, ir, or, and ur
Language Arts: R-Controlled Vowels
Reading and spelling words with ar, er, ir, or, and ur
Language Arts - Grade 2-3
- 1
Circle the r-controlled vowel in the word farm. Then write the word again.
Look for the vowel that comes right before the letter r.
The r-controlled vowel in farm is ar. The word written again is farm. - 2
Write a word with the r-controlled vowel pattern or that names an animal.
One correct answer is horse. The word horse has the r-controlled vowel pattern or. - 3
Read the word bird. Which r-controlled vowel pattern do you hear in it: ar, er, ir, or, or ur?
Say the word slowly and listen to the vowel sound before r.
The word bird has the r-controlled vowel pattern ir. - 4
Fill in the blank with the correct r-controlled vowel pattern to make a word: c__l
The correct pattern is ur. The completed word is curl. - 5
Write the missing word to complete the sentence: The car can go fast on the ____.
Choose a word that makes the sentence complete and makes sense.
The missing word is road. This sentence uses the word car, which has the r-controlled vowel pattern ar, but road does not have an r-controlled vowel. Another correct sentence completion with an r-controlled vowel is track, if the sentence is changed. As written, a better answer is not possible with an r-controlled vowel requirement. - 6
Sort this word into the correct group: corn. Write whether it belongs with ar, er, ir, or, or ur.
The word corn belongs in the or group because it has the r-controlled vowel pattern or. - 7
Write a sentence using the word star.
Use the word in a complete sentence with a capital letter and a period.
One correct answer is: I saw a bright star in the sky. The word star has the r-controlled vowel pattern ar. - 8
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: I use my ____ to dig in the sand. Options: arm, storm
The correct word is arm. The sentence is: I use my arm to dig in the sand. - 9
Write a word with the r-controlled vowel pattern er that names a person or job.
Think of a person who does a job at school or in the community.
One correct answer is teacher. The word teacher has the r-controlled vowel pattern er. - 10
Fill in the blank to make a word: b__d. Use ar, er, ir, or, or ur.
The correct pattern is ir. The completed word is bird. - 11
Read the sentence and find the r-controlled vowel word: The girl heard the first bell.
Look for words where a vowel comes before the letter r.
The r-controlled vowel words are girl, heard, and first. Each word has an r-controlled vowel pattern. - 12
Write two words that have different r-controlled vowel patterns.
One correct answer is farm and bird. Farm has ar, and bird has ir, so the patterns are different.